healthy eating

The Chipotle effect is in full effect. In what we can only assume is a response to the burrito roller’s sweeping popularity, Taco Bell has announced that they are testing a health-conscious “Power Protein” menu. Nation’s Restaurant News reports that the trials begin on July 25 at an incredible 40 locations in Dayton, Ohio. There are 40 Taco Bells in Dayton, Ohio — population 142,000? Good lord. Here are the details.

You’ve definitely seen the labels, from soy sauce packets at your local Chinese takeout spot to that large sign at the airport Panda Express you hit up just before your red-eye flight (never a good idea). “No MSG,” they proudly proclaim. But what exactly are they talking about and why should we care? What is MSG and is it actually bad for you?

Searching for a simple way to categorize fruits and vegetables based on various nutrients? Look no further than this helpful infographic from the good folks over at Chasing Delicious, who sort produce entirely by color, and include the types of vitamins found in each category and their reported health benefits. Check it out, after the jump.

It is no secret that countless hours on the campaign trail bring about enormous amounts of stress for politicians. With little sleep to recover from continuous appearances in the public eye, many are bound to make their fair share of mistakes. But could one of the biggest problems facing these figures lie in their actual diets while on the campaign trail? Read on.

Clean Plates, the email and restaurant review guide whose mission is to take the grunt work out of eating healthier, has an intensive process of vetting restaurants for a Clean Plates Seal of Approval. Here are 6 healthy restaurant certifications, and what each one actually certifies.

Horsemeat is still in the news, sugar is conclusively linked to diabetes and sequestration (a.k.a automatic spending cuts) has everyone worried about the future of food safety — and rightly so. Plus a new meat substance to fear in the UK.

If you were thinking of browsing through healthy fish recipes for dinner tonight, you came to the right place. The best part? Shh, it's totally a best part: we really did leave out the breaded and deep-fried, the smothered in buttery sauce and the (sob) side of fries. But the actual best part is there's 25 primo recipes here — grilled, sashimi,...

We're feeling the light, flavorful, quinessentially West Coast recipes from the Sunset Essential Western Cookbook. Next up, a recipe to satisfy your sushi craving without all the guesswork involved in...you know, making sushi. Enter, salmon shioyaki, your new go-to Japanese dish.